A Gift of Yellow

November 26, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

What brings more delightthan yellow on a grey day?Sun shining indoors! (Cee’s FOTD)

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #25: Un-lived Lives

November 26, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

“I met one of my un-lived lives at a party last night” is the title of a post on bone&silver’s blog. I loved this post, and idea, so much I decided to make it the focus of my challenge this week. How precarious are our lives, or are they pre-charted? Does destiny hold all the keys, […]

Blue Is More Than Melancholy

November 25, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Blue is longing,for summer lakesand clear skies –a promise of forever It is the subtle hueof whimsical magicon wings that fly Blue is tuxedo perfectiona gift wrapped in perpetualsong, iridescent delight. (Submitted for Nancy Merrill’s, A Photo a Week Challenge: blue)

Golden

November 24, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Life cycles ensurewhat once was green now golden –tribute to aging. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day)

Resetting the Dial

November 24, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

At fifty-nine, I was certain that I knew myself – accomplished, defined and established – but illness changed the framework from which my remaining time would unfold. I became a non-entity in my former career, and a ghost to friends. My children mourned the loss of their vibrant mother and settled into lowered expectations. […]

Autumn’s Pallette

November 23, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I love how this plant maintains its misty shade of green, while the leaves behind it succumb to weather’s demands. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day.)

Friday Follies

November 23, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Submitted for Proscenium’s Friday Follies.

Keys

November 22, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Gone is summer light lazy days contemplating – autumn turned the key. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day challenge)

Snow and Snapdragons

November 21, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Snow on snapdragons – Nature’s attempt to oppress – seasonal showdown. (For Cee’s Flower of the Day challenge.)

Lens-Artists: Open Sesame

November 21, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

A door defines a boundary,an invitation to enter within,or a warning to stay out – Such finality in doors boarded,an inference of profound loss. Some doors tantalize with screenspermitting sounds to emanate, butblocking view from nosy passersby and some doors shout attention,prepared to accommodate masses (For Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Open Sesame.)

Choose Love

Talks of takeoversand takedowns –deliberate misdirection My mind is a tanglemy heart stripped rawUs vs them a mantra Choking on my own biledarkness closing in –I turn to so called heaven Accusations on iced tonguedesperation pointing fingersthe sullen clouds an echo Even in this stormy statelight, like fire challengesWake up! Wake up! There in the […]

Yellow Parasols (haiku)

Impatience

Petulance is actually the word that comes to mind at the moment. I feel as if my inner child, not getting what she wants fast enough, is throwing a temper tantrum. I just need to convince her to give the grass time to grow. Thanks Richard Adams.